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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=243 BGCOLOR="#FFFF66" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="154b9820.gif" border=0 width="185" height="130" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="159a0a00.gif" border=0 width="160" height="160" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#FFFF80" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Journey with Mrs. Jones</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Journey with Mrs. Jones"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Daily Schedules"><U>Daily Schedules</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Class List"><U>Class List</U></A>   |   <B>Curriculumn</B>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photo Album"><U>Photo 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similarities and differences among various shapes and explore spatial relationships.  Unit 5 has four main areas of focus:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7014000000000.png" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">To develop the concepts of point and line segment,</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7014000000000.png" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">To identify, name , and classify polygons,</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7014000000000.png" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">To observe similarities and differences among 3-dimensional shapes, and</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7014000000000.png" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">To explore symmetry</div> <bR> <div> Unit 6: Whole-Number Operations and Number Stories</div> <div> In the context of number stories, children will review earlier work with addition and subtraction and begin formal work with multiplication and division in Unit 6.  This unit has three main areas of focus:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7014000000000.png" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">To introduce and practice array models,</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7014000000000.png" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">To review strategies for solving addition and subtraction problems, and</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7014000000000.png" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">To develop procedures for multiplication/division problems.</div> <bR> <div> We will continue with the minute math tests, review 25 facts in 5 minute tests, and then work towards doing 100 facts in 5 minutes.  No time for finger counting then!</div> <bR> <div> Writing Workshop:</div> <div> We will now tackle the largest and hardest part of writing stories, the main event.   We still expect a bang beginning, description of the setting and characters, and a satisfyiny ending, already taught but reviewed every day in our writing and any book I read aloud. </div> <div> The main event is the longest part of the story and should include a problem and a solution.  We are trying to stop and write in slow motion like a movie camera, so we can include dialogue (exclamation), observations (descriptions using the 5 senses), action (in slow motion), and the thoughts and feelings of the character as things happen in the story. </div> <div> Once again, we will isolate and work on the skill, and hope to incorporate in the writings.</div> <bR> <div> Spelling:</div> <div> We now are familiar with the format of the new Spelling program, and all seems to be going quite  well.  The test scores have been very good. we are still stressing using these words in all our school work.</div> <bR> <div> Reading Workshop:</div> <div> A typical lesson goes like this right now:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7014000000000.png" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1:05 to 1:30  silent reading with "just right" books from their book bins</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7014000000000.png" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1:30 to 1:45  a mini-lesson</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7014000000000.png" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1:45 to 2:05  partner reading and oral retelling of the story, each pair of students is reading the same book to each other ( and are at about the same reading level as their partner)</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7014000000000.png" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">2:05 to 2:30  a fairy tales lesson, soon to be folktales</div> <div> During silent reading, I do individual roving conferences with the children, or I may call a small reading group to work on a similar skill.</div> <bR> <div> The rest of the day has been working on traditions and celebrations at our own homes and around the world for a social studies unit.   We enjoyed sharing the wonderful family banners from all of you, they are hanging in the hall for all to see!</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>